SGR Political Structure

The Second Galactic Republic's political structure contains two heads of the republic; The Head-Knight and the High Lord.

Head-Knight
The Head-Knight is also the leader of the Knights Order. It is the duty of the Head-Knight to lead the armies and navies of the SGR, and they are ultimately in charge of grand strategy during warfare. They are the only person in the SGR who can declare or end any armed conflicts.

They are appointed to the position by first having completed all of the Leadership Trials at the time of the previous Head-Knights death or resignation. All Knights who have completed these task are then offered a place in the competition which will decide the new leader. A sim-bat tournament is held, in which the contestants fight a simulated battle to the death. This tradition means that the leader of the Knights Order is almost always its greatest warrior.

High Lord
The second head of the republic is voted into office democratically; They are the top tier of the democratic system, which consists of the 5 tiers shown below:

The first and lowest tier of the SGRs political structure is individual towns and cities. These will have elected mayors, however the mayors are voted on independently of the SGR elections and play no part in the greater democracy.

The second tier are the "local areas". These will contain approximately 100 thousand citizens, however their populations can vary greatly. Each local area holds an election among its populace for a councilman. This is the first political office with any real power to make changes for its constituents.

The third tier are the states. These always contain very close to 100 million people. Each of the local areas within the state will produce a councilman, and any of these are eligible to run as a statesman, who will be in charge of the state and oversee the other councilmen. The statesmen of a planet are the people ultimately in charge of the planet as a whole.

The fourth tier is the Lords Council. This is the body of politicians who run the republic day-to-day. Any lord overseeing a population of over 60 million people are automatically on the council. These members must then vote and elect a High-Lord from among themselves.

The fifth and final tier is the High Lord, who has slightly more power than the others on the Lords Council.